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open-with-VSCode

Add option to open folder/file with VS Code [Win]

1. Get VSCode path.

   • Search for Visual Studio Code in the windows search box.
     
     
     
   • Right click on it, then click on Open file location.
     
     
     
   • It should open a window like this
     
     
     
   • Right click on Visual Studio Code, then click on Properties.
     
     
     
   • Now copy all the text inside the Target: field, this will be our path.
     
     
     

2. Create a .txt file.

3. Edit .txt file content.

   • First, copy and paste the code below in the .txt file

     Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
     @="Edit with VS Code"
     "Icon"="\path, 0"
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
     @="\path \"%1\""
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode]
     @="Open folder with VS Code"
     "Icon"="\path, 0"
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
     @="\path \"%1\""
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
     @="Open folder with VS Code"
     "Icon"="\path, 0"
         
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
     @="\path \"%V\""

   • Now replace path with the text you got from target propertie.

     My version looks like this:

     Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
     @="Edit with VS Code"
     "Icon"="\"C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe", 0"
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
     @="\"C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" \"%1\""
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode]
     @="Open folder with VS Code"
     "Icon"="\"C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe", 0"
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
     @="\"C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" \"%1\""
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
     @="Open folder with VS Code"
     "Icon"="\"C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe", 0"
     
     [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
     @="\"C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" \"%V\""

4. Save file as .reg.

5. Execute .reg file.

   • It should pop up 2 warnings.
     

     Press 'Yes'

     
     

     

     Press 'OK'